BEIRUT, Lebanon - The jihadists of the Islamic State launched a series of coordinated attacks in government-held areas of southern Syria on Wednesday, killing dozens of people.
Syrian state media put the death toll in the bombings at 38, blaming the Islamic State for the attacks.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group in Britain that opposes the Syrian government, said that Islamic State militants had also attacked a number of villages near the city, clashing with governme... [see source for more information]